Life-boat device.



D. BASILE.

LIFE BOAT DEVIGE.

APLIOATION FILED MAR.12. 1914.

1,133,700. b Patented Mal". 30, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS cc.. PHom-LITHO.. WASHINGMN n r7 D. BASILB.

LIFE BOAT DEVIGE.

APPLIOATIOI\I IILED MAR.12, 1914.

1,133,700. b Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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THE NDRRI9 PETERS C0.. PHOTG LITHD., WASHINGTON. D4 C.

D. BASILE.

LIFE BOAT DBVICE.

' APPLICATION YILBD MAR.1Z, 1914.

1,1 33,700. Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3 THE NOR?IS PETRS CD, FHDTC-LITHG. WASHINGTON. D. C.

D. BASILE.

- LIFE BOAT DEVIGE. APILIQATION PILED MAR.12, 1914.

1,133,700. Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS co., PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON D. a

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DAVIDE BASILE, OIE NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

LIFE-BOA! DEVICE.

Application filed March 12, 1914. Serial No. 824,307.

7h all whom it magj concern Be it known that I, DAVIDE BASILE, a c1tizen of Italy, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connectiout, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Boat Devices, of which the following is a specification,

My invention relates to improvements in life boat devices, and the object of my im provement is to produce a life-boat device that can be applied to ships by means of which in case oftemergency life boats may be quickly and safely launched.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ship equipped with my life-boat device. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the doors for the life boat compartments in the open position. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 4:, (Sheet 3), is'a' sectional view, on an enlarged scale,

on the line a: x of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line g y of F1g. 3. Fig. 6

is a plan view of certain parts shown in F ig. 3. F ig. 7 is a side elevation of certain parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 8, (Sheet 2) is a s1de elevation, on a still further enlarged scale,

and in part broken out, of one of the lifeboats and adjacent parts. Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 2 e of Fig. 8.

The ship 10, equipped with my lifeboat device, is provided amid-ship with a lifeboat compartment 11, one on each side, and extending the greater part of the length of the ship or so much thereof as isnecessary to house the desired number of life-boats 12. As shown there are four of the said lifeboats 12, two on each side. The walls of the compartments 11 are made. substantially water tight, so that in casethe compartments were fiooded no appreciable quantity of water will be admitted to the interior ship space.

The compartments 11 are in the form of lateral recesses, open on the outer side, and normally closed by doors comprising a lower door 13 and an upper door 14, suitably hinged and which when closed are suit- Specificato n of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

per end of an upright 18 extending upwardly from the life-boat 12. The Supportmg devices for the ways 16 as shown cons1st of a generally horizontally extending thrust member 19 extending below the same and connected to the outer end thereof, and in addition thereto an upper laterally extending arm 20 and connected to the thrust member 19 by means of vertically extending braces 21. The said braces 21 are suitably ofset at the ends where they engage with the thrust member 19 and arm 20 to provide clearance for the grooved wheel 17, which engages w1th and travels on the ways 16.

The number of ways 16 and grooved wheels 17 are varied in accordance with the size and weight of the life-boat to which it 1S adapted. As shown there are seven ways 16 for the forward boats 12 and nine ways 16 for the rear boats 12, the latter being longer than the forward boats. The length of the uprights 18 is such that the life-boats 12 will normally be suspended from the ways 16 while housed in the compartments 11, except that the inner side wall is preferably held in rigid contact with a positioning wall, comprising a lower section 22 in contact with the lower portion of the lifeboat 12 and an upper section 23 engaged with the upper portion thereof. The space 2;L between the said lower and upper sect1ons 22 and 23 serves as a working space for means for hauling the boat 12 inwardly into the compartment and for holding the same therein comprising a coupling beam 25 and a plurality of ropes or cables 26. The beam 25 is provided with a plurality of hooks 27 and the boat 12 is provided with a corresponding number of eyes 28 at the side opposed thereto, and these are engaged as a unit by a proper longitudinal movement of the beam 25. The cables 26 extend each from the beam 25 inwardly through the boat 12 is free to automatically ride outvvar'dly along the ways 16, and will do so provided the doors 13 and 14 are open. The life boats 12 when freefrom the end of the ways 16 will drop to the water, so that these are automatically launched when free to do so. r

In the ope'rationof positioning the boats 12 on the outer ends of the ways 16 suitably.

' fordrawing them into the compartments 11, as described above, the boats 12 are raised v from the water by means of suitable tackle comprising a plurality of cables 32, running over suitable guide pulleys and connected by their inner ends each to a drum 33. Hooks 34 engage with a longitudinally extending beam-35 positioned alongthe top of the boat 12 and are connected to the outer ends of the cables 32 in some suitable manner. I prefer to provide a positioning beam or rod 36 adjacent the junction of the cables 32 and the hooks 34 so that the said hooks 34 will be operated as a unit in connecting with and -disconnecting' from the beam 35. The guide pulleys mentioned forthe cables 32 comprise a set of grooved pulleys 37 at the outer ends of arms 20, and which pulleys are mounted ona shaft 38 extending across the said outer ends. r 7

The life-boats 12 are provided with means for being closed in over the top suitably to prevent the dmission of water, especially while being launched, in the manner described, and which involves an appreciable drop from the ways 16 to the surface of the water. As shown, there is permanent roofing at thebow and the middle, respectively,

and doors or covers 45 are provided at the intermediate open portions 41. The covers 4 5, as shown, are in pairs, and hinged at the s1 de of the lifeboat 12. Suitable Ventilating funnels and air inlets are provided, mounted Copie: of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addrssing the r Washington, D. G.

3. A ship having a compartment.in the preferably on the permanent roof portions.i 7 The funnel 42 at the bow is of appreciable' 5,5

said ways overhanging thesaid side wall, a

set of wheelsengaged one with each of the said ways, a corresponding set ofcohnecting devices connected one with eachof the said wheels, a life boat connected to the said connecting devices,'being supported thereby,

and positioned in the said compartmeht, and the said ways being inclined continuously from the inner end outwardly so as to permit the said life boatto be launched therefrom freely by gravity and independent of any other launching means. v

2. A ship having a coinpartment in the side wall, a plurality of ways having their inner portions housed in thesaid compart i ment, in the upper part thereof, and extending outwardly so as to overhang the side of the ship, suspension means engaged with the said ways,ga life boat supported by the said suspension' means, and cover devices for Closing the said compartment, and the said cover devices having slots suitable for' admitting the said ways so as to permit;the 7 said cover devices to be closed while the outer portions of the said ways remain in such position so as to overhang the side of the ship.

side wall, ways extending across the said compartment and overhanging the said side wall, means for lifting a life boat from the water comprising a plurality of cables and hoisting mechanism, and guide pulleys for the said cables at the outer ends of the said ways and a positioning beam connected to the said cables, and a plurality of hooks serving to connect the said beam with the said life. boat,

DAVIDE BASILE.

Witnesss:

JOHN F. DI NONNO VSALVATORE NAFFI.

Gomm1ssioner ot Patente, 

